Always Will (Rhythm Guitar)

Key of D, 130 BPM

The entire song for both rhythm and lead is basic, creative spins of chords.
Please, PLEASE don't play the tab as is- it's written rigidly, so if you play verbatim, it'll sound incredibly lame in live set.
Anyways, here's the breakdown for the rhythm:

Intro & Verse: You are supplying the bass note for the lead guitarist the entire time- this makes life easier on him/her. Very simple. Some guitarists will choose to do something else here, which is fine, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING! If you're pretty new to electric guitar or can't pump out a good idea, just do what Joel's doing.

Pre-Chorus: You're imitating what the lead is doing but on a less noticeable level, so the musical idea becomes more prominent in the live set. Be a little creative here!

Chorus: I don't remember Joel doing this in past videos, but he's simply playing triads. Don't let it fool you, as I spelled out pretty much what he's doing in the tab. Pretty creative way of filling the role of rhythm guitar- most guitarists I know would've just capo'ed and played basic chords the entire song...

Bridge: I was quite shocked Joel chose to be silent during the entire bridge because that wouldn't even be an option for me in live set. Very unnatural for me. Try to do something here, even if it's small. You want to build into the chorus after all.

Turnaround/Outro: I decided to just have the lead and the rhythm play the exact same chord form here to make it more pronounced. Some guitarists don't like doing that, but playing the same thing with different guitars, amps, and pedal board produces a nice effect sometimes.

God bless,

-John Lee

Always Will (Rhythm) by jlee_123